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      tommyboy180
      last edited by

      If you can, please donate to Country IP Blocks

      Site: http://www.countryipblocks.net/

      We need to support this site.

      -Tom Schaefer
      SuperMicro 1U 2X Intel pro/1000 Dual Core Intel 2.2 Ghz - 2 Gig RAM

      Please support pfBlocker | File Browser | Strikeback

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      • RonpfSR
        RonpfS
        last edited by

        @marcelloc:

        Just released version 0.1.4.6 with fixes in float rules check and about section in gui.

        Reinstalled, Floating rules are still there after a pfBlocker save, great  ::)
        Counter updates when pinging from pfsense box.
        Counter is reseted on firewall rule changes.

        When I select loopback interface, where does it put the rules?

        2.4.5-RELEASE-p1 (amd64)
        Intel Core2 Quad CPU Q8400 @ 2.66GHz 8GB
        Backup 0.5_5, Bandwidthd 0.7.4_4, Cron 0.3.7_5, pfBlockerNG-devel 3.0.0_16, Status_Traffic_Totals 2.3.1_1, System_Patches 1.2_5

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        • marcellocM
          marcelloc
          last edited by

          @RonpfS:

          When I select loopback interface, where does it put the rules?

          Nothing  :)

          As we only use pfsense's framework components, interface selection includes loopback.

          If you select just loopback, pfBlocker send you a warning.

          Treinamentos de Elite: http://sys-squad.com

          Help a community developer! ;D

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          • RonpfSR
            RonpfS
            last edited by

            On reinstall we always get the Reload status missing alias error: php: : New alert found: # unresolvable dest aliases
            This is because pfBlocker is disabled by default on install.

            if you click ACKNOWLEDGE ALL in the Package Installer window, you ended up with:

            Installation of  FAILED!
            -------------------------
            Installation halted.
            
            

            Everything is fine and working after you enable pfBlocker.

            2.4.5-RELEASE-p1 (amd64)
            Intel Core2 Quad CPU Q8400 @ 2.66GHz 8GB
            Backup 0.5_5, Bandwidthd 0.7.4_4, Cron 0.3.7_5, pfBlockerNG-devel 3.0.0_16, Status_Traffic_Totals 2.3.1_1, System_Patches 1.2_5

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            • marcellocM
              marcelloc
              last edited by

              @RonpfS:

              On reinstall we always get the Reload status missing alias error: php: : New alert found: # unresolvable dest aliases

              Please, remove custom alias before removing package.
              pfBlocker is just doing what you asked him to do (do not touch my rules).

              @RonpfS:

              if you click ACKNOWLEDGE ALL in the Package Installer window, you ended up with:

              Installation of  FAILED!
              -------------------------
              Installation halted.
              
              

              when you click ACKNOWLEDGE ALL you reload the page, and then get a 'reinstallation' error.

              This is not related to pfBlocker.

              Treinamentos de Elite: http://sys-squad.com

              Help a community developer! ;D

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              • marcellocM
                marcelloc
                last edited by

                I've pushed a fix in cron call to check if pfBlocker is enabled or not.

                if you have installed pfBlocker before now + 15 min, reinstall package.

                Treinamentos de Elite: http://sys-squad.com

                Help a community developer! ;D

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                • RonpfSR
                  RonpfS
                  last edited by

                  Done.
                  Everything is running fine.

                  2.4.5-RELEASE-p1 (amd64)
                  Intel Core2 Quad CPU Q8400 @ 2.66GHz 8GB
                  Backup 0.5_5, Bandwidthd 0.7.4_4, Cron 0.3.7_5, pfBlockerNG-devel 3.0.0_16, Status_Traffic_Totals 2.3.1_1, System_Patches 1.2_5

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                  • marcellocM
                    marcelloc
                    last edited by

                    Great news, thanks for your feedback.

                    Treinamentos de Elite: http://sys-squad.com

                    Help a community developer! ;D

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                      kilko
                      last edited by

                      I'm running on Alix 2D13.
                      Installed pfSense-1.2.3-RELEASE-2g-nanobsd.img.gz on a 2GB card.
                      Version 2.0-RELEASE (i386) built on Tue Sep 13 18:02:53 EDT 2011
                      Platform nanobsd (2g)
                      CPU Type Geode(TM) Integrated Processor by AMD PCS
                      Uptime 31 days +


                      I'm running Peerblocker on a local windows xp machine.
                      Is is possible to have a stripped down pfsense server - to do the same job as peerblocker (http://www.peerblock.com/) ?
                      (it now has 2.301.808.963 IPs and counting..)

                      Or should I look else where ?

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                        eri--
                        last edited by

                        It seems that peerblocker is another thing and meant for windows.

                        Unless you convince a unix knowledgable to port it to unix i do not think you will have much success in that way.

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                          tommyboy180
                          last edited by

                          @kilko:

                          I'm running on Alix 2D13.
                          Installed pfSense-1.2.3-RELEASE-2g-nanobsd.img.gz on a 2GB card.
                          Version 2.0-RELEASE (i386) built on Tue Sep 13 18:02:53 EDT 2011
                          Platform nanobsd (2g)
                          CPU Type Geode(TM) Integrated Processor by AMD PCS
                          Uptime 31 days +


                          I'm running Peerblocker on a local windows xp machine.
                          Is is possible to have a stripped down pfsense server - to do the same job as peerblocker (http://www.peerblock.com/) ?
                          (it now has 2.301.808.963 IPs and counting..)

                          Or should I look else where ?

                          pfBlocker does the same job as peerblocker. pfBlocker replaces IP-Blocklist and IP-Blocklist was created to mimic peerblocker. You can use the same lists that you are using in peerblocker and apply them to pfBlocker. This way you get protection not just on a single machine but your entire network.

                          pfBlocker is Peerblock for pfsense.

                          -Tom Schaefer
                          SuperMicro 1U 2X Intel pro/1000 Dual Core Intel 2.2 Ghz - 2 Gig RAM

                          Please support pfBlocker | File Browser | Strikeback

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                            ipv6kid
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                            We need a way to verify that PfBlocker is downloading lists properly and blocking. It should display the number of IP's being blocked from downloaded lists.

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                              tommyboy180
                              last edited by

                              @ipv6kid:

                              We need a way to verify that PfBlocker is downloading lists properly and blocking. It should display the number of IP's being blocked from downloaded lists.

                              There is. Marcello built that into the widget. You can add it on the home page HUD by pressing the '+' button.

                              This widget counts the CIDRs currently applied in your tables that pfblocker creates.

                              -Tom Schaefer
                              SuperMicro 1U 2X Intel pro/1000 Dual Core Intel 2.2 Ghz - 2 Gig RAM

                              Please support pfBlocker | File Browser | Strikeback

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                                ipv6kid
                                last edited by

                                @ Tommyboy - Thanks for that I did not know to look at the widget.

                                I am getting the following error with PFblocker now. It reports "out of memory" but RAM usage is only about 53%:

                                : The command '/sbin/pfctl -o basic -f /tmp/rules.debug' returned exit code '1', the output was '/tmp/rules.debug:20: cannot define table pfBlockerLevel1Inbound: Cannot allocate memory /tmp/rules.debug:22: cannot define table pfBlockerLevel1Outbound: Cannot allocate memory pfctl: Syntax error in config file: pf rules not loaded'

                                Does anybody know how to remedy this?

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                                  ipv6kid
                                  last edited by

                                  Getting more errors:

                                  There were error(s) loading the rules: /tmp/rules.debug:20: cannot define table pfBlockerLevel1Inbound: Cannot allocate memory
                                  /tmp/rules.debug:22: cannot define table pfBlockerLevel1Outbound: Cannot allocate memory
                                  /tmp/rules.debug:36: cannot define table pfBlockerPrimaryThreats: Cannot allocate memory
                                  pfctl: Syntax error in config file: pf rules not loaded The line in question reads [20]: table <pfblockerlevel1inbound>persist file "/var/db/aliastables/pfBlockerLevel1Inbound.txt"

                                  My router is a laptop router and is not out of memory.</pfblockerlevel1inbound>

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                                    tommyboy180
                                    last edited by

                                    ipv6kid,

                                    • Increase even more Firewall Maximum Table Entries

                                    • clear ipblocklist table in diagnostics-> table

                                    • check if the value of table-entries in /tmp/rules.debug is the same in Firewall Maximum Table Entries

                                    • check also if table-entries is declared twice in /tmp/rules.debug

                                    This should correct your errors. Basically what is happening is system variable has set a ceiling on the tables. You can manually override this by changing that value to allow larger tables.

                                    -Tom Schaefer
                                    SuperMicro 1U 2X Intel pro/1000 Dual Core Intel 2.2 Ghz - 2 Gig RAM

                                    Please support pfBlocker | File Browser | Strikeback

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                                    • marcellocM
                                      marcelloc
                                      last edited by

                                      ipv6kid,

                                      Also check lists description. Level1 ipblocklist includes only 'good' networks.

                                      Blocking a grey list may not be a good choice.

                                      Treinamentos de Elite: http://sys-squad.com

                                      Help a community developer! ;D

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                                        ipv6kid
                                        last edited by

                                        First, thanks for the reply. I have set the maximum Firewall tables to 550,000 just to be safe but under Diagnostics > Tables there is no PFblocker drop down selection.

                                        I am still getting memory allocation errors even though I've done all of this and reset the states. Could it be anything else?

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                                          ipv6kid
                                          last edited by

                                          You said to make sure I didn't have double "table-entries", what if I used the same list to deny inbound and outbound? Would that cause this error?

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                                          • marcellocM
                                            marcelloc
                                            last edited by

                                            If you need to inbound and outbound rules on same table, choose alias on list action and then create a manual rule in wan and other in lan.

                                            If you still want list1, you may need 1.000.000 or more.

                                            You can't see pfBlocker table because you got erros during apply.

                                            Treinamentos de Elite: http://sys-squad.com

                                            Help a community developer! ;D

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